How to add sales tax in excel

The spreadsheet

It is a simple spreadsheet that takes a user entered price and tax rate, and displays the sales tax amount and the total price with sales tax.

The formulas are:

sales tax in dollars = price_without_tax * sales tax rate in %

total price = price_without_tax + sales tax in dollars

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Layout and formatting

The settings for layout and formatting in Excel are carried over to the converted web page. To create this example, do the following:

Merge and center the cells A1:D1

Set the font size of A1 to 14

Set the background color (Format Cells > Fill) for the heading and the calculated values

Format the fields with currency symbols, decimals and thousands separators

SpreadsheetConverter settings

These are the settings you need to make in SpreadsheetConverter:

SWITCH TO THE SPREADSHEETCONVERTER RIBBON

In Excel, look for the SpreadsheetConverter tab at the right end of the menu ribbon. Click the tab to switch to the SpreadsheetConverter ribbon.

PREFERENCES > BROWSERS AND CONVERSION PATH OPTIONS

Your SpreadsheetConverter Preferences determine where the results of your conversions are stored. Open the Preferences menu.

Select “Browsers and Conversion Path Option”.

Click on the button to the right under “Choose folder to store webpage” and navigate to where you want SpreadsheetConverter to store the web pages it creates.

Select what browsers you wish to verify the result in – click once to activate a browser, click once again to deactivate.

OPEN THE SPREADSHEETCONVERTER SETTINGS PANEL

In the SpreadsheetConverter ribbon, select Properties > Show so that the SpreadsheetConverter Settings panel becomes visible.

OPEN THE WORKSHEETS SETTINGS PANEL

In the SpreadsheetConverter Settings panel, select the Worksheets tab so that the Worksheets Settings become visible.

WORKSHEETS > HIDE WORKSHEETS

By default, SpreadsheetConverter shows only the active worksheet. If your spreadsheet contains more than one worksheet, use these settings to make additional worksheets visible or hidden in the converted web page.

OPEN THE WORKBOOK SETTINGS PANEL

In the SpreadsheetConverter Settings panel, select the Workbook tab so that the Workbook Settings become visible.

WORKBOOK > LAYOUT > TABS

In the Workbook Settings panel, locate the Layout settings. This is where you select

how you want the converted web page to appear. Select “Tabs” to give each worksheet its own tab in the web page, just like in Excel. When you start to make complex web forms, you may prefer one of the more advanced options here, e.g. to show the form as a wizard, where each worksheet is a separate step.

WORKBOOK > INPUT CELLS > AUTO

In the Workbook Settings panel, locate the Input Cells settings. In Excel, all cells are unlocked by default, and can be modified by the user. In the web page, we only want to open a few of the cells for input. In the “Auto” mode, SpreadsheetConverter automatically unlocks cells that are referenced in formulas, and cells that contain a Text Field widget. You can also mark cells for input by giving them a unique background color, or by unlocking them.

Convert the spreadsheet

SAVE THE FILE

Before you convert the spreadsheet to a web page, remember to save it in Excel.

If you closed the spreadsheet, open it again so that it is visible in Excel.

SELECT THE FLAVOR YOU WANT

SpreadsheetConverter can generate the web page in different formats, depending on your needs. You may later want to convert your own spreadsheets for other environments, e.g. for iPhone or Android smartphones, for Windows web servers with ASP.NET, or in Flash format. Select “Html” for this tutorial.

CLICK CONVERT

To start the conversion, click “Convert” in the SpreadsheetConverter ribbon.

Ensure that there are only “Information” messages in the “Errors” panel. If you have any other messages, don’t hesitate to contact our Help Center .

The converted web page

SpreadsheetConverter creates the web page in the folder you previously specified, and opens the resulting web page in the browsers you selected.

The webpage is self-contained. You can upload it to a web server, or send it as an e-mail to a customer. Everyone with a web browser can use it.

Conclusion

SpreadsheetConverter can take just about any spreadsheet with formulas and all, and convert it to a live web page that still does all the calculations exactly the same as in Excel.

To test the calculator, change the price and press the Tab key. The price including sales tax will be updated immediately. Test the sales tax calculator here!